Ob javni netrgovinski uporabi, če država ali pogodbena stranka brez patentne poizvedbe ve ali ima dokazljivo podlago za to, da ve, da je ali bo veljavni patent uporabila vlada ali bo uporabljen v njenem imenu, je treba imetnika pravice nemudoma obvestiti;
In the case of public non-commercial use, where the government or contractor, without making a patent search, knows or has demonstrable grounds to know that a valid patent is or will be used by or for the government, the right holder shall be informed promptly;